Republic of Texas Flashcards
Who was the first President of Texas?
Sam Houston
What was Sam Houston’s claim to fame during the Texas Revolution?
Commander in Chief of Texas Army
What were Sam Houston’s first presidential goals?
Solve the country’s debt problems
Avoid conflict with American Indians and Mexico
Keep peace in Texas
What were Lamar’s goals during his presidency?
DID NOT want Texas annexed into U.S.
Increased military
Supported schools and universities in Texas
What does Annexation mean?
to add on to something
Why did Americans not want to Annex Texas?
start a war between the U.S. and Mexico.
add another slave state to the Union.
Tejanos worried about their freedoms and loyalties
Why did Americans want to Annex Texas?
The U.S. could protect Texas from Mexico, and help Texas with its debt problem.
Americans and Texans had similar cultural and political beliefs.
What area of the United States wanted Texas as a slave state?
Southern States
What area of the United States DID NOT want Texas as a slave state?
Northern States
Why was slavery a reason behind Texas NOT being annexed in 1836?
US did not want to add another slave state.
